Games Training in Chicago, IL

It's true! As women we’re full of compassion, we’re intuitive and we want to help! We want to make things better!! But in the business world, women are sometimes accused of being TOO SENSITIVE, or even worse, “too emotional”. What a career killer! So where do we draw the line? How do we overcome career setbacks and professional disappointments...

Suit up for adventure with Dungeons and Dragons! If you’re new to RPGs or an old hat looking for a safe place to explore RP skills, this is the class for you. Dungeons and Dragons is a collaborative storytelling game allowing you the players to control the adventure. Part game play to help us loosen up skills and part D&D, this class will explore...

Like dance, theatrical swordplay is both complex in structure and beautiful in execution. The timing must be precise and the form flawless all while being executed with effortless flair. Training in this class will improve your posture, balance, eye-hand coordination and isometric strength. You will memorize complex sequences and time your actions...

An introduction to the game that is fun, mentally stimulating, and a great way to meet people. The first hour of this class is instruction and covers the basics of bidding, playing the hand, and scoring. The second hour will be open play where you can practice what you've learned, ask questions, and have fun playing the world's greatest card game....

Expect a structured activity that is safe, fun, and sportive. You will learn how to swim like a mermaid with other adventurous aspiring mermaids, while expressing yourself in a unique way. Get ready for magic. Launch into the mermaid dream with a 60 minutes initiation to monofin and synchronized swimming. S​miles, splashes and...

This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. Are you a plant-lover eager to up your game and start distinguishing one species from another? Then this is the class for you! Using commonly known plants, you'll learn the terminology used to describe their growing habits and structures. This vocabulary will...

A level two plant parenting class. Exploring techniques for the long term care and maintenance of houseplants. Have some plant game but want to learn more? If you’ve mastered the basics and want to gain a deeper understanding of long term plant care health, using techniques such as fertilizing, pruning, pest control, propagation and other “level...

Friday extra-help sessions We offer extra-help sessions every Friday evening from 6:30-10:00pm for currently enrolled students. These Friday evenings give you the opportunity to ask about difficult homework questions, to ask personalized strategy questions of your instructor, or to get some homework done in one of our quiet study rooms. Curriculum...

Utilize skills and tactics by entertainers such as improvisers and actors to elevate your public speaking performance, forget the fear, and learn to love the spotlight! Public speaking is the most common #1 phobia in today's society, and at the same time, our abilities to strongly represent ourselves are becoming more and more of a priority. Whether...

Explore early-stage investing with Tusk Ventures Cofounder and CEO Bradley Tusk. Bradley Tusk is Cofounder/CEO of Tusk Ventures, which invests in early-stage tech startups that operate in heavily regulated markets or create new business models where no regulatory framework exists. Tusk Ventures recently formed a $300M SPAC to target businesses in the...

Certificate in Negotiation Part 2: The Keys to Unlock Communication in a World of Differences Part 2:  Have you ever wondered what it would be like to successfully negotiate with someone from another race, gender, generation or ethnic group? Successful negotiation with others from different backgrounds and cultures requires effective...

Workshop your pilot in our brand new TV Pilot class. Each week we will  workshop either an entire script or an act from each writers script! (dependent upon the number of writers and ratio of hour-long to half-hour/web-series).  ​By the end of the class you will  have workshopped your entire pilot or as much of it as you have written....

Utilize skills and tactics by entertainers such as improvisers and actors to elevate your public speaking performance, forget the fear, and learn to love the spotlight! Public speaking is the most common #1 phobia in today's society, and at the same time, our abilities to strongly represent ourselves are becoming more and more of a priority. Whether...

This course is offered for writers returning or arriving to the Fledgling nest who are ready for a more traditional workshop experience. Mixing the generative experience you know and love with the critical seminar style you might expect from standard workshops, these sessions are split in two. Each writer will be the focus of an hour of discussion...

There’s more than a little irony in the fact that Ludwig Wittgenstein—widely considered to be among the most original and influential philosophers of the 20th century—held that his discipline’s “real discovery” was “the one that makes me capable of stopping doing philosophy”. In his posthumously published masterpiece, ...